01 Feb 1994
Amok
After the end of his soccer career, Heimo Körner loses touch with normal life. Only when his stepdaughter Daniela slips into the drug scene he finds a new task: he wants to keep his neighborhood clean with a vigilante group.
A film about one of the most iconic images of the 20th century, the moment when the radical spirit of the 1960s upstaged the greatest sporting event in the world. Two men made a courageous gesture that reverberated around the world, and changed their lives forever. This film is about Tommie Smith and John Carlos' protest at the 1968 Olympics.
Narrator (voice)
Self - 400m Hurdles; Olympic Gold 1976, 1984
Self
Self
Self - Professor, San Jose State University
Self - Professor Emeritus, UC Berkeley
Self - 400m, 4 × 400m Relay; Olympic Gold 1968
Self - 200m; Olympic Gold 1968
Self - Former San Jose State student
Self - Former San Jose State sprinter and student
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self - Associate Professor, University of Minnesota
Self - Chief Organizer, Olympic Project for Human Rights
Self - Long Jump; Olympic Gold 1960, Silver 1964, Bronze 1968
Self - Long Jump; Olympic Gold 1968
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self - Assistant Professor, University of Texas at Austin
01 Feb 1994
After the end of his soccer career, Heimo Körner loses touch with normal life. Only when his stepdaughter Daniela slips into the drug scene he finds a new task: he wants to keep his neighborhood clean with a vigilante group.
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